Unsung heroes
haha i always treat most of the foreign contractors changing pass at the guardroom not too kindly cos many of them always refuse to fill in the form. their stand is that they had been in this camp for years and we shld recognise their faces. either that or they will give expired passes and work permits and create headache for us. however, wad happened yesterday and today made me change my opinion of them cos i was actually grateful to 2 batches of contractors.
the first batch came yesterday. basically there was a blackout and several appliances like lights and tv could not work anymore after electricity was restored. i remember we did try to remedy the prob by going to the switch room at the back of the guard room and toying ard with the switches and ended up seeing sparks HAHA.
anyway, the electricity technicians came down and i immediately recognised one of them whom i had chided before cos he did not possess a work permit and was trying to enter the camp with a passport that stated that he was on a social visit. the technician tt i recognised asked me for the switchroom key and then set work on it with his tools. in like 3-5min he got all the appliances up and running again. thanks to him, we got tv shows to watch again :D
on to today. i was lowering the barricade when one of the barricade bars suddenly sank further than it used to and cracks were observed on the bar. the other bar was lowered halfway before it stopped working. there was chaos cos one whole road was blocked up and the other was lined up with lowloaders. we were still fretting over what to do. then our favourite contractor ah goh was called in and he promptly sawed up the damaged bar and traffic was running smoothly again after that. :| imagine the chaos if the bar continued to block up half the road for the rest of the day.
so i realised that it isnt good to be too ke4 bo2 to ppl at times cos ull nv know when ull need their help. to these contractors who go in and out of our camp everyday, i know ull continue to be a pain with all the probs u create, but at least i greatly appreciate all ur efforts in ensuring that we have the best working environment and conditions in our camp. heres a big thank u to our unsung heroes (:
consilio et animis
12/19/2007 10:08:00 PM
